Temporary Stop Signs Will Be Set Up By School

Carol Stream — Stop signs will be installed at Illini and Hiawatha Drives, but they will be used only during school arrival and departure times.

Poles will be permanently installed, but the signs will be flipped.

The intersection is at the entrance of Stream School, which is attended by more than 900 5th- and 6th-grade pupils.

Problems have occurred because some motorists ignore the crossing guard's directions, Village President Ross Ferraro said.

"I think that the signs will provide better safety for the crossing guard and the children," he said.

Trustees expressed some concern that the temporary nature of the signs would cause confusion, but Police Chief Gary Konzak said the idea has worked in other places. This is the first time the idea has been used in Carol Stream.